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http://dx.doi.org/10.13000/JFMSE.2013.25.5.1102

CFD Analysis on the Channel Shapes of Parallel Micro-Channels  

Choi, Yong-Seok (Korea Maritime and Ocean University)
Lim, Tae-Woo (Korea Maritime and Ocean University)
Kim, You-Taek (Korea Maritime and Ocean University)
Kim, Do-Yeop (Korea Maritime and Ocean University)
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Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education / v.25, no.5, 2013 , pp. 1102-1109 More about this Journal
Abstract
An numerical analysis was performed to obtain the design parameters for parallel micro-channels. The parallel micro-channels consist of 10 square channels with a hydraulic diameter of 300 ${\mu}m$ and inlet/outlet manifolds. The channel length is 5mm, 10mm and 40mm respectively. Mass flux was set between 200~600kg/m2s as inlet boundary condition and atmospheric pressure was set as outlet boundary condition. The pressure drop in channels and manifolds were estimated by using the Shah and London correlation and the flow uniformity was represented by the velocity distributions with dimensionless velocity. The results show that the flow uniformity in channels depends on shapes of manifolds, length and mass flux.
Keywords
CFD; Manifold; Parallel micro channels; Pressure drop; Velocity distribution;
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